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This quick and easy homemade salsa recipe is sweet, savory, and spicy, and comes together in 15 minutes. Crunchy and creamy, it’s a fabulous appetizer or snack that easily doubles as a condiment, adding flavor to any meal.

Prep: 15 minsTotal: 15 mins
Servings: 6 cups 1x

Ingredients

  • Juice of 1 lime (2-3 tablespoons)
  • 3 garlic cloves, minced (about 1 tablespoon)
  • ½ teaspoon fine salt
  • ¼ teaspoon black pepper
  • ½ teaspoon ground cumin
  • 23 medium avocados, peeled, pitted, and diced (about 3 cups
  • 34 roma tomatoes or 2 cups (10 ounces) cherry tomatoes, diced
  • ⅔ cup corn (use fresh, canned, or frozen and thawed)
  • ½ small red onion, diced (about ½ cup)
  • 1 small jalapeño, finely chopped (1-2 tablespoons)
  • ½ cup chopped fresh cilantro

Instructions

  1. In a small bowl, whisk together the lime juice, garlic, salt, pepper, and cumin; set aside.
  2. To a medium bowl, add the diced avocado, diced tomatoes, corn, chopped red onion, finely diced jalapeño, and ½ cup cilantro
  3. Pour the lime juice mixture over the salsa ingredients bowl and gently fold to combine. 
  4. Taste and season with more salt and lime juice as needed.
  5. Serve with tortilla chips or as a condiment for cooked proteins. 

Nutrition Information

  • Serving Size: 1/2 cup
  • Calories: 108
  • Fat: 7 g
  • (Sat Fat: 1 g)
  • Sodium: 97 mg
  • Carbohydrate: 10 g
  • (Fiber: 5 g
  • Sugar: 3 g)
  • Protein: 2 g
  • Cholesterol: 0 mg

Dietary

© The Real Food Dietitians
Recipe By: Stacie Hassing